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Unemployed Worker Benefits

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This information tells you about some of the benefits you may be able to get if you lose your job. It includes only benefits which are administered by the Maine Department of Labor.
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Guardianship of a Minor

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How can a family member or other responsible adult become the legal guardian of a child whose parents are unable or unwilling to care for them?
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How Much Heat and Other Basic Utilities Does My Landlord Have to Provide?

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How much heat or other basic utilities does a landlord have to provide? If your landlord has agreed to provide heat or other basic utilities, they have broken the law if: The temperature in your house or apartment is so low that it "injures the health" of anyone living there. (This rule does not apply to someone who "suffers from abnormal medical conditions," that is, someone who is so sick that he cannot stay healthy with a normal amount of heat.)
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If You Lose Your Job

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This is a very general outline of your rights as a worker in Maine. It covers basic questions you might have after losing your job. We also explain how the unemployment benefit system works. You may be unemployed because you were laid off or fired, or you quit. The facts of your particular situation will affect your rights under the law.
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Heating Assistance News

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LIHEAP funding continues to be lower than in previous years. This will mean that more households will be turning to local heating assistance programs after their LIHEAP money runs out.  Here is a summary of the programs we know about - followed by information about how to access local programs.  
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Border Crossing Rights Under the Jay Treaty

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Border crossing rights between the United States and Canada for Aboriginal People
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Worker Classification: Employee vs. Independent Contractor

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What is worker classification? Why does it matter how I'm classified? How can I tell which way I've been classified? I think I should be classified as an employee but how do I know? What can I do if I think I've been misclassified? Are there any other resources? What if I haven't received my tax form from my boss?
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Benefits for Veterans and Their Families in State & Local Government Jobs

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If You or Your Spouse Have Been in the Armed Services You May Get Special Benefits When Applying for a State Job Maine gives benefits to some former members of the armed services and their spouses. You can get these if you are a veteran, or if your spouse was a veteran and has passed away. If you get these benefits and you meet the minimum requirements for a classified service job, then you must get an interview. Most state jobs are "classified" civil service jobs.
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What to Do if You are Denied Entry to Canada Because of a Past Criminal Conviction

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This document is for U.S. citizens only. It is not meant to be legal advice. For more help with this issue, tribal members may call PTLA Native American Unit at: 1-877-213-5630.   Please Note - If you are from a country other than the United States or Canada, or if you have more questions, go to the Canadian Citizenship and Immigration website.
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La tutelle d'un Mineur

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Êtes-vous préoccupés par la sécurité et la santé de l'enfant que vous aimez? Conformément à la loi du Maine, les parents biologiques ou adoptifs d'un enfant sont les tuteurs naturels de l'enfant. Les tuteurs naturels sont responsables des soins de l'enfant, de sa garde, son contrôle, ses services et ses gains jusqu'à ce que l'enfant atteigne l'âge de 18 ans.
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La Tutela de un Menor de Edad

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¿Está Ud. preocupado por la sanidad y seguridad de un menor de edad? De acuerdo con las leyes de Maine los padres biológicos o adoptivos de un menor de edad son los tutores naturales de el. Los tutores naturales son los responables para la atención, custodia, control, servicios y ganancias de un menor de edad hasta que el menor de edad cumpla 18 años.
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Do you owe $500 or more to your electric company?

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If you're more than $500 in debt on your electric bill, this program may be able to help you. You pay just your current monthly electric bill, each month and on time. For each month that you pay your current bill, your electric utility company will wipe out 1/12 of what you owe them on your back bill. Learn about how to enroll!
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الوصاية على قاصر

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بموجب قانون ولاية مين، الوالدان البيولوجيان أو المتبنّيان للولد هما الوصيان الطبيعيان على هذا الولد
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How To: Change or Enforce Your Maine Divorce or Parental Rights Order

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This guide is here to help you through the process of changing or enforcing your Maine family law order. We hope it will help you feel more confident about dealing with the legal system.
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Adoption, Guardianship of a Minor, Child Name Change and Maine's Home Court Act: When, where and how to file the Jurisdictional Affidavit

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What is the Maine Home Court Act? The Home Court Act is a Maine law passed in 2016. It is meant to prevent more than one case about the same child from happening in different courts. Courts use the Jurisdictional Affidavit to find out about all of the cases involving a child. They do this to make sure they are following the Act.
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Rights of Maine Renters: Cable TV, Dishes, and Antennas

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If I live in an apartment building, can my landlord stop me from getting cable TV, a satellite dish or an antenna? Generally, no. Your landlord can only refuse to allow these installations if they have "good cause" to deny that particular company. "Good cause" could be: •    if that company has broken agreements with the landlord before •    if that company has damaged the building before and has not fixed it •    some similar valid complaint against that company
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Rights of Maine Renters: Heat and Utility Charges for Common Areas

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If you live in an apartment building, you may find out that you are paying for heat, lights, or other utilities for "common areas." This includes, for example, hallways, basements, or a common hot water heater or furnace. It is illegal for your landlord to make you pay those costs alone. For example, the hall lights should not be hooked up to your meter.
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Motion to Enforce: Maine Court Forms

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Important Notice: Doing your own court case without a lawyer is hard and not always a good idea. Before going ahead, we advise you to read How to: Change or Enforce Your Maine Divorce or Parental Rights Order. To get your case into court, you must prepare, file, and serve certain court forms. Here is a list of the forms you will need to get your case started.
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Motion for Contempt: Maine Court Forms

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Important Notice: Doing your own court case without a lawyer is hard and not always a good idea. Before going ahead, we advise you to read How to: Change or Enforce your Maine Divorce or Parental Rights Order. To get your case into court, you must fill out, file, and serve certain court forms. Here is a list of the forms you will need to get your case started.
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Motion to Modify: Maine Court Forms

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The set of forms needed to make a Motion to Modify a Maine Divorce or Parental Rights order.
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CV-036 Acknowledgment of Receipt of Summons and Complaint or Post-Judgment Motion

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Maine court form for acknowledging that you have received a Summons and Complaint or Post-Judgment Motion
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FM-087 - Important Information Regarding Case Management Conference

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This is not a court form, but an information sheet about the Case Management Conference in Maine family law cases
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FM-088 Information Sheet - Motion to Modify

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This is not a form, but an informational sheet about what to do with the forms for a Motion to Modify a divorce or parental rights and responsibilities judgment
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FM-062 Motion to Modify

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The Maine court form to file a case to modify a divorce or parental rights and responsibilities judgment (including child support)
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FM-089 Information Sheet - Motion to Enforce

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This is not a form, but an informational sheet about what to do with the forms for a Motion to Enforce a divorce or parental rights and responsibilities judgment
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FM-070 Motion to Enforce

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The Maine court form to file a Motion to Enforce a divorce or parental rights and responsibilities judgment
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FM-090 Information Sheet - Motion for Contempt

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This is not a form, but an informational sheet about what to do with the forms for a Motion for Contempt of a divorce or parental rights and responsibilities judgment
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FM-068 Motion for Contempt

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The Maine court form for filing a Motion for Contempt of a divorce or parental rights and responsibilities order
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FM-137 Order Setting Hearing on Motion for Contempt

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The form used by the court to set a hearing on a Motion for Contempt. Not interactive.  The Maine Court website states that you must purchase a hard copy from the Court Clerk. We post this for informational purposes only.
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Sample Motion to Waive Adoption Home Study

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This is a sample motion you can use to ask the court to waive the home study in an adoption case
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PB-003 Jurisdictional Affidavit for Adoption, Minor Guardianship, and Minor Name Change

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A fill-able .pdf of Maine court form PB-03, the Jurisdictional Affidavit that must be filed in District court with any adoption, minor guardianship, or minor name change case.
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FM-058 Affidavit and Request for Registration of a Foreign Order

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The Maine court form to register a divorce or parental rights and responsibilities order from another state.
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Probate Jurisdictional Affidavit

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The Maine court form for determining the jurisdiction for certain family law and name change cases
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PP 101(T) Petition for Appointment of Temporary Guardian for Minor

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The Maine court form to petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian for minor
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Cross-Border Issues (Jay Treaty)

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Fall 1996 Facts About The Jay Treaty For Canadian-Born Native Americans NOTE: If you live in Maine and have more questions, you can contact Maine's Native American Unit of Pine Tree Legal Assistance. 
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Which documents will you need at the U.S. border under new Homeland Security rules?

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Wabanaki Legal News, Summer 2008
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Facts About The Jay Treaty For Canadian-Born Native Americans

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Wabanaki Legal News, Fall 1996 Native Americans may have problems getting jobs, government benefits or services because their rights under existing U.S. law are misunderstood. Many of those rights arose out of the "Jay Treaty". The "Jay Treaty" is an agreement signed by the United States and Great Britain in 1794 to allow Canadian born Native Americans to travel freely across the U.S./Canadian border. The "Jay Treaty" recognized that,
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Important Information For Native Americans Living In Canada: Don't Pay U.S. Income Tax on U.S Social Security Benefits

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Wabanaki Legal News, Fall 1996
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Border Crossing Update

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Wabananki Legal News 2011 In June of 2009, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) was put into place. This law imposes stricter document requirements on Native Americans who cross the land borders between the United States and Canada.
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A Criminal History Can Keep You from Crossing the Border

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A Criminal History Can Keep You from Crossing the Border But it May Be Possible to Enter Canada if you Apply for “Rehabilitation” Wabanaki Legal News, Fall 2016 By James Mitchell, Esq.  
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